CAN Anti-Trafficking Summit 1.11.2024

CAN 1.11.24 CAN ANTI-TRAFFICKING SUMMIT

CAN Network and multi-state host churches invite you to learn what human trafficking looks like in your community and what you can do about it with CAN. Hear from community and professional leaders who have integrated anti-trafficking systemically.

The 1.11.24 CAN Anti-Trafficking Summit is a human trafficking training that will feature professional, student and community leaders across the country to discuss the signs and responses to human trafficking they have built in their prospective contexts. This free event will be held in 7 locations simultaneously at 7-9pm EST.

These locations include:

• Mountaintop Church, (6 Naughright Rd in Hackettstown, NJ)
• Impact Ministries (100 E 22nd St Bayonne, NJ)
• Oasis of Grace (93 Parish Dr in Wayne, NJ)

Watch parties:

• Evangel Church (1251 Terrill Rd, Scotch Plains, NJ
• Impact Church (Ocean View, NJ
• River of Life (Spotsylvania, VA)
• A watch party in Long Island

The full event will be viewable on Zoom from anywhere.

Registration is required through CANFREEDOM.ORG. Two CEs are available for those who complete the course requirements at the 4 NJ in-person locations addressed above.

Who should attend?

This event is appropriate for high school ages and up, community members and professionals of all kinds.

Human trafficking can happen in any community. There are general indicators applicable to everyone and specific indicators for nearly every profession. "Together we are building a comprehensive response to local human trafficking, prevention to survivor reentry." said CAN Co-founder, Mandy Bristol-Leverett.

What should attendees expect?

Registration is required and free. In-person seating is limited. Those seeking the training are encouraged to register soon. The event is from 7:00-9:00 pm EST and in-person check-in begins at 6:30 pm. There will be a special check-in for those seeking CEs. Attendees will learn what human trafficking and modern-day slavery look like in their community. They will hear survivor stories and be given tools and action steps they can take to make an ongoing difference. "It takes everyone's eyes to find what is hidden in plain sight," said Leverett.

CAN exists to equip church, community, and professionals to prevent, detect, end and heal local human trafficking. Together with church, community, school, government and business partners, CAN is building an army of everyday abolitionists and best-practice recovery resources in reach of every victim. To learn how you can participate, visit CANFREEDOM.ORG.

If you see something you think might be human trafficking, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-3737-888 or text to BeFree. All tips can be left anonymously. The National Human Trafficking Hotline is a federally founded nonprofit that connects callers to local services providers and/or law enforcement specialists.

MEDIA CONTACT:

MANDY BRISTOL-LEVERETT

(908) 4850-5477

CANFORFREEDOM@GMAIL.COM

CAN: Church & Community Abolition Network

P.O. Box 393, Hope, NJ 07844

CANFREEDOM.ORG